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Dear Mr. Buckley:

Help! My international-relations professor claims I suffer from cognitive dissonance because I cannot sympathize with the Soviet viewpoint. I don’t believe the Soviet Union and the United States are on a spiral of aggression causing each to misperceive the other as the aggressor. I actually think the Soviets are the aggressors. I don’t think Soviet insecurity is the cause of its behavior in the Third World. I even believe in a Soviet Grand Strategy. In fact, my favorite expletive is: “Communist.” What can I do to change? Perhaps I should undertake electroshock treatment or worse yet, maybe I should cancel my subscription to national review and subscribe to Pravda. Do you have any suggestions?

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Dear Mr. Buckley:

Help! My international-relations professor claims I suffer from cognitive dissonance because I cannot sympathize with the Soviet viewpoint. I don’t believe the Soviet Union and the United States are on a spiral of aggression causing each to misperceive the other as the aggressor. I actually think the Soviets are the aggressors. I don’t think Soviet insecurity is the cause of its behavior in the Third World. I even believe in a Soviet Grand Strategy. In fact, my favorite expletive is: “Communist.” What can I do to change? Perhaps I should undertake electroshock treatment or worse yet, maybe I should cancel my subscription to national review and subscribe to Pravda. Do you have any suggestions?